How to pronounce 寅 in Cantonese (6 out of 22):

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強水需要木，而明年「寅」年正是老虎
Strong water requires wood, and next year is the year of "Yin", which is the tiger.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

強 koeng5
to coerce
to force
to strive to
to try hard to
水 seoi2
water
river
liquid
beverage
additional charges or income
(of clothes) classifier for number of washes
lotion
juice
a surname
KangXi radical 85
money
a way to make money
low quality
poor
需要 seoi1 jiu3
need
木 muk6
tree
wood
coffin
wooden
simple
numb
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音bāyīn [八音]
dull
而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
明年 ming4 nin4
next year
寅 jan4
3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger
to respect
reverence
respectfully
年 nin4
year
正是 zing3 si6
precisely
老虎 lou5 fu2
tiger

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